CVE-2026-122059Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
NVDCVSS scored by security@wordfence.com
Vulnerability Summary
The WP ImageViewer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via the 'img.alt' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This requires a front-end content plugin such as bbPress to be active, as it grants Subscriber-level users the bbp_participant capability needed to publish image-bearing content containing the encoded payload. Exploitation by attackers with contributor-level access and above requires that the site allows Contributors (or higher) to submit image HTML in post content β the WordPress default. On a default installation, where that is not configured, the vulnerability requires attackers with custom-level access and above.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 6.4 (MEDIUM)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NAttack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone
Affected & Patched Versions
Not provided by NVD for this CVE.
No patched version published yet
Until a fix ships, reduce exposure:
- Restrict access to the affected service or interface to trusted networks.
- Disable the affected feature if you do not need it.
- Watch the vendor advisory for a firmware or software update.
What to do
Fix it during your normal patch cycle. No exploitation is confirmed yet.
- Check whether you run the affected product and which version.
- No patched version is listed yet. Limit access to the affected service to trusted networks, and disable the feature if you can.
- Subscribe to the vendor advisory so you learn when a fix ships.
Timeline
- Nov 7, 2026Published
- Nov 7, 2026Record last modified
Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.
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Set up CVE alertsExternal References
- Referencehttps://codeberg.org/cyclotouriste/wp-imageviewer/commit/44601a13af7f7874c62c98956c6747322a6ab3c0
- Referencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-imageviewer/tags/3.0.2/wp-imageviewer-init.js#L132
- Referencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-imageviewer/tags/3.0.2/wp-imageviewer-init.js#L139
- Referencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-imageviewer/tags/3.0.2/wp-imageviewer-init.js#L224
- Referencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-imageviewer/tags/3.0.3/wp-imageviewer-init.js
- Referencehttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2d3f78b4-04c7-4978-919f-997b39307c5b?source=cve
Data last checked: Nov 7, 2026 14:01 UTC